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. >> reporter: rachel jeantel was on the phone with trayvon martin, just seconds before neighborhood watchman george zimmerman shot him february 2012. she testified that zimmerman followed him and then confronted him. but hundreds of questions from the defense, challenges her account of the pivotal moment. >> it could have been trayvon martin smashing george zimmerman in the face, is what you heard. >> what? >> yeah. just earlier today. >> by who? >> she has given the defense ammunition to argue that her testimony shouldn't be considered by the jury. >> reporter: throughout jeantel, squirmed in her seat. sometimes seemed combative. zimmerman's defense not only attacking her liability, but also exposing her inability to read this letter. >> can you read any of the words on it? >> i don't understand. cursive. i don't read cursive. >> reporter: throughout the day, she seemed to stick to her core testimony, that it was zimmerman that followed martin. and martin was afraid of zimmerman. matt gutman, abc news, sanford, florida. >>> a bishop has been arrested as the church tries to clean up
. >> reporter: rachel jeantel was on the phone with trayvon martin, just seconds before neighborhood watchman george zimmerman shot him february 2012. she testified that zimmerman followed him and then confronted him. but hundreds of questions from the defense, challenges her account of the pivotal moment. >> it could have been trayvon martin smashing george zimmerman in the face, is what you heard. >> what? >> yeah. just earlier today. >> by who? >> she has...
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for "good morning america," rachel smith, hol, california. >> paula faris, what was your favorite? >> tree house. >> tree house. >> although -- >> anything can change your mind? >> no wine cellar. but nothing compares to swiss family robinson. >> woman's got to have her fantasy. >>> it's the cronut, making its way across the country, lots of variati variations, we're going to taste test. after this break. la that instantly brightens skin. and helps reduce the look of brown spots in just 4 weeks. for healthy radiant skin. try it for a month. then go ahead and try to spot a spot. aveeno® positively radiant. naturally beautiful results. >>> and it is time for fixation. one thing about "good morning america." i think we can agree we like to eat. >> yes. >> we love food. in new york city, the biggest craze, the cronut. nothing better than fried dough. it's exhibit a, from the bakery in new york, fried dough, infuses the croissant with the donut. >> good explanation. >> thank you, appreciate that. been working on it. they make 250 a day. >> nick watt found a long line and resorted to ex
for "good morning america," rachel smith, hol, california. >> paula faris, what was your favorite? >> tree house. >> tree house. >> although -- >> anything can change your mind? >> no wine cellar. but nothing compares to swiss family robinson. >> woman's got to have her fantasy. >>> it's the cronut, making its way across the country, lots of variati variations, we're going to taste test. after this break. la that instantly brightens...
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for "good morning america," rachel smith, abc news, california. >> paula faris, what was your favorite house in that thing? >> the tree house. though, you know what? nothing could really compare -- >> not the beer barrel? >> i didn't see a wine cellar. potentially that. but nothing compared to "swiss family robinson." i want to live in a tree. >> a come's got to have her fantasies. >>> they're calling it the son of cronuts. paula is calling it a cro-postor. we're going to taste test. fixations up after this break. that instantly brightens skin. and helps reduce the look of brown spots in just 4 weeks. for healthy radiant skin. try it for a month. then go ahead and try to spot a spot. aveeno® positively radiant. naturally beautiful results. >>> and it is time for "fixation." one thing about "good morning america," i think we can all agree we like to eat. >> yes. >> we love food. here in new york city, the biggest craze is the cronut. it's fried dough. it's exhibit a from the dominique ansel bakery. fried dough. it infuss the croissant with the doughnut. people will wait in line for hou
for "good morning america," rachel smith, abc news, california. >> paula faris, what was your favorite house in that thing? >> the tree house. though, you know what? nothing could really compare -- >> not the beer barrel? >> i didn't see a wine cellar. potentially that. but nothing compared to "swiss family robinson." i want to live in a tree. >> a come's got to have her fantasies. >>> they're calling it the son of cronuts. paula is...
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and again, rachel jeantel, more composed than the first day on the witness stand. but seven, long hours being grilled, what did it do to the prosecution's case? >> she's a flawed witness. this is not the witness that you want if you're the prosecution. and this is the last person who spoke to trayvon martin. there are inconsistencies in her story. as you heard, she was attacked, again and again, on cross-examination. with that said, you saw that section there where she talks about the fact that she can't read cursive. she doesn't seem educated. but don't underestimate her. she was still smart. the defense attorney was trying to ask her questions to get her to admit things but she caught it. and she said, that's not what i said. so, while she's not someone is worldly, so to speak, she understood what she was being asked and she understood the questions. and she took on the defense attorney, again and again, as he was trying to question her. >> now, we have called rachel jeantel the most important witness for the prosecution's case. but there was more testimony yeste
and again, rachel jeantel, more composed than the first day on the witness stand. but seven, long hours being grilled, what did it do to the prosecution's case? >> she's a flawed witness. this is not the witness that you want if you're the prosecution. and this is the last person who spoke to trayvon martin. there are inconsistencies in her story. as you heard, she was attacked, again and again, on cross-examination. with that said, you saw that section there where she talks about the...
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the defense tried to chip away at the credibility of rachel jeantel. she was on the phone with 17-year-old trayvon martin before he was killed. zimmerman's attorney challenged testimony which portrayed his client as the aggressor. >> trayvon got hit. >> you don't do that, do you? >> no. >> you don't know that trayvon got hit. >> he could -- he had -- >> you don't know that trayvon didn't at that moment take his fist and drive it into george zimmerman's face. >> please lower your voice. >> do you? >> no, sir. >> the defense also exposed jeantel's inability to read a letter, forcing her to admit that she could not understand cursive. >>> we're learning more now about the alleged motive behind the boston marathon bombing. authorities say dzhokhar tsarnaev scrawled what amounts to a confession on the inside of that boat where he was found, and it says, "stop killing our innocent people and we will stop." the information is contained in a 30-count indictment. it charges tsarnaev with murder and using a weapon of mass destruction. >>> wow. the obamas are in
the defense tried to chip away at the credibility of rachel jeantel. she was on the phone with 17-year-old trayvon martin before he was killed. zimmerman's attorney challenged testimony which portrayed his client as the aggressor. >> trayvon got hit. >> you don't do that, do you? >> no. >> you don't know that trayvon got hit. >> he could -- he had -- >> you don't know that trayvon didn't at that moment take his fist and drive it into george zimmerman's face....